Where does “උළු” come from?

උළු (Sinhalese) comes from Sanskrit इष्टका, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ištaH — brick.

උළු (Sinhalese): tiles; star

Definitions

  1. tiles; star

Ancestry of “උළු”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritइष्टकाbrick; bakestone
2Proto-Indo-IranianištaHbrick
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ištaH →Every word from Sanskrit इष्टका →